- Name
Diatomaceous earth
- EINECS212-293-4
- CAS No.
61790-53-2
- Density0.47 g/cm3 (loose weight)(lit.)
- PSA34.14000
- LogP-0.61840
- SolubilityWater Solubility : insoluble
- Melting Point1400~1650 ºC
- FormulaSiO2
- Boiling Point2200oC
- Molecular Weight60.08
- Flash PointN/A
- Transport InformationN/A
- Appearancetan powder
- Safety22-39-26-36-53-45-S26
- Risk Codes Xn:Harmful;
- Molecular Structure
- Hazard SymbolsR36/37:;
R48/20:;
- SynonymsR36/37:;
R48/20:;
Diatomaceous earth Consensus Reports
IARC Cancer Review: Group 3 IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man . 7 (1987),p. 341.(World Health Organization, Internation Agency for Research on Cancer,Lyon, France.: ) (Single copies can be ordered from WHO Publications Centre U.S.A., 49 Sheridan Avenue, Albany, NY 12210) ; Animal Inadequate Evidence IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man . 42 (1987),p. 39.(World Health Organization, Internation Agency for Research on Cancer,Lyon, France.: ) (Single copies can be ordered from WHO Publications Centre U.S.A., 49 Sheridan Avenue, Albany, NY 12210) ; Human Inadequate Evidence IMEMDT IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Man . 42 (1987),p. 39.(World Health Organization, Internation Agency for Research on Cancer,Lyon, France.: ) (Single copies can be ordered from WHO Publications Centre U.S.A., 49 Sheridan Avenue, Albany, NY 12210) . Reported in EPA TSCA Inventory.
Diatomaceous earth Standards and Recommendations
OSHA PEL: TWA 6 mg/m3
ACGIH TLV: TWA (nuisance particulate) 10 mg/m3 of total dust (when toxic impurities are not present, e.g., quartz <1%)
DFG MAK: 4 mg/m3 as fine dust